The Greeneyed Elephant () is a 1960 Danish body-swap comedy directed by Peter Guildbrassen and Sidney W. Pink. It stars Naura Hayden and Delphi Lawrence, and includes Dirch Passer playing a smaller role though top-billed in the marketing.
Premise Two aspiring actresses accidentally use an ancient Aztec elephant sculpture to switch bodies, thus combining their inner and outer talents, making it possible for one of them to land a coveted role. Based on the novel Turnabout (1931) by Thorne Smith.
Cast Dirch Passer - Dennis Naura Hayden - Sally Fitzpatrik Delphi Lawrence - Lisa Ove Sprogøe - Tolderen Bjørn Watt-Boolsen - Tom Kirsten Passer - Mrs. Kelly Phil Baker - Arthur Croft Avi Sagild - Sekretær Grethe Sønck - Sangerinde Peer Guldbrandsen - Instruktøren / fortælleren (voice) (uncredited) Gitte Müller - Scriptgirl (uncredited)
Production The film is in fact a TV pilot that became a feature film.
Reception The film is seen as the Danish example of the trope that is body swapping. As the other two films made by Pink in Denmark, The Green-Eyed Elephant offers no erotic content and was very poorly received by Danish critics
See also Reptilicus, another film written by Pink and starring Passer
References
External links
Film presentation on Troma website